selection Definition
se·lec·tion (sə lek′s̸hən)
noun
- a selecting or being selected
- a person or thing chosen
- a group or collection of these
- a variety from which to choose a selection of colors
- Biol. any process, natural or artificial, by which certain organisms or characters are favored or perpetuated in, or as if in, preference to others
Etymology: L selectio
selection Synonyms
selection
n.
The act of selecting
choice, election, determination, choosing, preference, co-optation, appropriation, adoption, reservation, separation. Anything selected
pick, collection, excerpt; see choice 3, reading 3.An evolutionary process
survival of the fittest, natural selection, sexual selection, unconscious selection, methodical selection, modification, change by sport, adaptation, Darwinian process, biogenesis, Mendelian fitness. A variety from which to choose
choice, assortment, range, variety; see choice 2. See syn. study at choice.
selection Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- wine: The College wine cellar has an impressive selection of wines to accompany your meal; please contact us for further details.
- dish: Bruce Grant, our head chef is on hand to serve up a mouth watering selection of appetizing dishes.
- photograph: To see a selection of photographs, please click here.
- ale: It is open seven days a week for food and drink, and has a good selection of real ales.
- restaurant: Bodrum boasts some of the best shopping in Turkey, combined with a wide selection of restaurants, bars and night clubs.
- shop: The boro boasts a huge selection of shops - Romford town center alone draws over 250,000 regular shoppers.
Converse of object
- offer: We offer a large selection of over 20 tennis skirts, tennis dresses, tennis shirts.
- contain: Their ' Sermons From Ulster ' page contains a selection of sermon transcripts from various Baptist Pastors.
Adjective modifier
- wide: Use Search for a wider selection or multiple criteria.
- natural: That's the kind of thing natural selection does all the time.
- random: Each time you request a random selection from a given set of results, you will get a different random sequence.
- varied: Spanish covers a varied selection of topics from family issues to immigration in Spain.
- huge: The boro boasts a huge selection of shops - Romford town center alone draws over 250,000 regular shoppers.
- careful: Careful selection of the key phrases you wish to use with your pay per click campaign is essential.
Modifies a noun
- criterion: The main selection criteria are based on four main themes.
- bias: The cohort study was comprised of all children born in Denmark and thus should not be subject to selection bias.
- process: The final selection process will lead to award of the contract around the middle of the year.
- panel: No more than three pieces from either age group categories could be submitted in digital format to the first selection panel.
- procedure: Each candidate is judged against the criteria for appointment at each stage of the selection procedure.
- committee: The selection committee will not confine its considerations to those who apply by the closing date.

